Not many Windows users are familiar with CMD. The common misconception is that only programmers and computer geeks use CMD. Basically, CMD is a tool that you can use to communicate with your Windows computer. Though the user interface and other input methods are introduced, CMD is one tool that you cannot take for granted. […]

For example, when developing an app that asks for a password before users can actually use it, developers should set focus on the password box and display the keyboard automatically. This is a good user interface practice to prompt users which step is next. The Visual Studio steps required to do this are documented below.

When creating a Windows phone application, Visual Studio defaults the initial page to MainPage.xaml. However, in many cases, developers need to customize the first loaded page to a different file instead.

This tutorial will demonstrate two rules that must be respected when performing floating point arithmetic in C. Following these rules will prevent loss of information. Examples with walk through explanation provided.

At some point in your Mac, iPhone, or iPad development you may find the need to express a long number (1000000000) as a comma-separated string (1,000,000,000) to make life easier on your users. The NSNumberFormatter class is a rich tool for converting numbers to strings supporting different types of currencies and localizations. It’s also the […]

If you are writing a command line application in .NET, you might notice that the application closes immediately if you haven’t set a breakpoint. This recipe shows you the one line method to keep the application open so you can see the output.

Virtually every application these days requires at least some connection to the internet. Letting the user click a link and open it in their browser is essential. This recipe shows you the 1 line method of doing so.